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Gaurab Basu, M.D., MPH, is an Assistant Professor across multiple Harvard-affiliated institutions, including the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Environmental Health), Harvard Medical School (Global Health and Social Medicine), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Medicine). He directs the Climate Change and Health Societal Theme at Harvard Medical School. His work bridges climate change, health equity, human rights, medical education, and public policy. Dr. Basu has held roles as a Curtis Prout Academy Fellow at HMS and a Harvard Macy Scholar.
Education:
- B.A. in International Relations (magna cum laude), Brown University
- M.D., Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
- M.P.H. in Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Sommer Scholar)
- Internal Medicine Residency, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Research interests focus on climate change mitigation in healthcare systems, health equity, and curricular innovations. He advises state and municipal climate initiatives, including roles on the Massachusetts Governor’s Climate Science Advisory Panel and the Cambridge Mayor’s Climate Crisis Working Group.
Awards & Recognition:
- First recipient of HMS Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Faculty Award
- HMS Charles McCabe Faculty Prize in Excellence
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leadership Fellow
- Named to Grist 50 List (2021)
Advising & Grants: Leads national and local initiatives through roles in the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission’s Healthcare Working Group, and advisory councils for organizations like the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.
Labs & Teams: Core faculty at Harvard Chan C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment), and collaborates with global NGOs including Partners in Health and Last Mile Health.
